Introspection is in order
The May 11 election results require introspection by all political parties - winners and losers alike - the former on what not to do and the latter on a basic…
Some Sharif memories
Of all political journeys Pakistan has witnessed, Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif`s must ranlc among the most remarkable. Sharif was 29 when his family-owned industrial empire, nationalised by ousted leader Z.A.…
The BJP`s dilemma
Whatever else Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat, accomplishes in his fiercely ambitious drive to lead the Bharatiya Janata Party and to become prime minister of India, he has succeeded…
The real and the imaginary
We live in the same country and come, more or less, from the same stock. We have been shaped by similar historical experiences; we have developed or sharpened the same…
NAB: kiss of death or rebirth?
It’s critical for Nawaz Sharif to avoid falling in the same trap as others did before him. He too, as the prime minister, blundered by putting a phony to head…
Hezbollah losses laid bare after victory in Syrian town
Seven kilometres separate the Lebanese village of al Qassar from the strategic Syrian town of al-Kussair - which was captured by Syrian regime forces backed by Hezbollah fighters this week.…
View Point: America, Taliban and us
The violent extremists fighting this state, say many, have nothing to do with America's war in Afghanistan. Yet last Wednesday's US drone strike in North Waziristan that killed six people…
Perils of appeasement
Is there anything such as a `moderate terrorist`? That is how the slain leader of the Tehreek-iTaliban Pakistan (TTP) is being depicted by some analysts. In fact, the most recent…
The five men in charge
There are five men who will call the shots for some time to come in the political arena of Pakistan. They will lead decision-making on key issues and oversee the…
Sincerity is not enough
No government in Pakistan has ever inherited a graver and more existentially challenging set of crises and problems than the PML-N-led national government will do when it formally assumes office…
